Record Description

This index is an electronic index for the years 1867 to 1961. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

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Record Content and Use

Coverage Table

The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Locality

Births and Christenings, 1775-1995

Marriages, 1822-1995

Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995

Alcona

987

2,885

2,051

Alger

0

613

0

Allegan

23,592

29,964

41,421

Alpena

10,048

24,059

24,604

Antrim

2,812

6,300

4,832

Arenac

1,262

2,714

1,588

Baraga

1,308

2,839

2,587

Barry

17,402

37,999

5,559

Bay

37,923

35,266

12,046

Benzie

1,397

3,986

3,310

Berrien

19,516

82,461

59,575

Branch

18,548

28,979

10,847

Calhoun

20,128

63,972

27,967

Cass

14,611

35,976

16,851

Charlevoix

2,766

5,090

1,614

Cheboygan

4,208

7,973

6,122

Chippewa

9,460

17,519

4,178

Clare

1,010

2,409

13,965

Clinton

12,834

22,474

0

Crawford

264

725

3,967

Delta

7,346

7,254

12,243

Dickinson

4,825

9,665

5,615

Eaton

13,905

32,124

12,880

Emmet

2,047

3,729

12,341

Genesee

16,327

37,014

16,243

Gladwin

0

731

0

Gogebic

4,070

17,218

18,938

Grand Traverse

3,847

9,912

6,407

Gratiot

12,096

20,568

17,617

Hillsdale

9,373

14,824

3,577

Houghton

49,043

34,780

20,417

Huron

15,370

13,709

10,167

Ingham

15,591

33,491

11,099

Ionia

13,610

24,732

9,438

Iosco

14,456

5,940

6,082

Iron

1,587

5,479

3,098

Isabella

10,923

11,625

7,198

Jackson

21,022

39,797

27,572

Kalamazoo

25,556

46,988

73,403

Kalkaska

926

1,017

0

Kent

39,819

43,807

2,736

Keweenaw

3,857

1,202

3,288

Lake

2,675

4,740

1,530

Lapeer

23,448

26,405

10,246

Leelanau

7,131

1,682

5,858

Lenawee

16,716

20,972

0

Livingston

9,218

13,067

11,662

Luce

0

500

3,617

Mackinac

17,818

3,999

4,475

Macomb

0

19,899

14,898

Manistee

15,453

12,625

7,903

Marquette

27,102

18,005

15,265

Mason

6,553

9,168

6,505

Mecosta

7,194

6,538

5,446

Menominee

12,050

14,607

4,632

Michigan

284,713

286,653

273,674

Midland

2,481

4,367

2,496

Missaukee

958

706

2,546

Monroe

16,785

12,483

292

Montcalm

11,766

8,806

10,242

Montmorency

108

216

511

Muskegon

19,497

23,746

22,782

Newaygo

4,927

11,249

7,484

Oakland

13,967

37,485

25,624

Oceana

5,374

3,190

0

Ogemaw

129

1,028

1,279

Ontonagon

2,855

4,339

3,714

Osceola

4,450

6,259

7,586

Oscoda

444

622

734

Otsego

140

6,305

3,459

Ottawa

32,997

20,786

9,025

Presque Isle

1,543

4,681

2,537

Roscommon

0

1,878

332

Saginaw

44,907

55,833

43,325

Sanilac

17,357

20,441

1,879

Schoolcraft

1,035

1,332

0

Shiawassee

9,812

8,781

0

St. Clair

38,622

40,601

8,955

St. Joseph

9,201

12,072

32,125

Tuscola

21,024

23,592

5,823

Van Buren

17,039

21,433

27,736

Washtenaw

26,359

29,673

18,071

Wayne

408,737

273,559

218,404

Wexford

2,935

4,217

9,150

Total

1,631,192

1,908,349

1,355,265

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